Revision for prosthetic joint infection following hip arthroplasty

Abstract

Although the risk of revision due to PJI following hip arthroplasty is low, it is rising and, coupled with the established and further predicted increased incidence of both primary and revision hip arthroplasty, this represents a growing and substantial treatment burden.<b>Cite this article</b>: E. Lenguerrand, M. R. Whitehouse, A. D. Beswick, S. A. Jones, M. L. Porter, A. W. Blom. Revision for prosthetic joint infection following hip arthroplasty: Evidence from the National Joint Registry. <i>Bone Joint Res</i> 2017;6:391-398. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.66.BJR-2017-0003.R1.